The Three Gorges regionM5P2 Reading-quiz (5)

1、partner 股东；合伙人；搭档；舞伴股东；合伙人；搭档；舞伴 a partner in an insurance companya business partnercolleague ( (与职业有关与职业有关) )同事同事a colleague and fellow professor1. partner & colleague2. be to do something 表示表示“按照计划按照计划或根据安排将要进行的动作或根据安排将要进行的动作”。 be about to表示表示“即将即将 (正要正要) 做某事做某事”1. We are to go to the Great Wall n

2、ext week.2. I was about to leave, when the doorbell rang. 3. haveoff 有有假期假期 take off 休假休假 ask for off 请假请假1. Ill have three days off next week.2. Last year, she had / took six weeks off for her illness.3. Jack took a month off because of his headache.4. decide vt. & vi. 决心；决定决心；决定（常与常与 to, that, on,

3、 about 连用连用）1. She has decided that she will be a doctor.2. He decided to go himself.3. Its so difficult for him to decide about the matter.n. decision make a decision做决定做决定This school is mainly for girls.I dont go out much, mainly because I have to look after the kids.main adj. 主要的；重要的主要的；重要的What d

4、o you consider to be the main problem?Whats the main aim of the meeting?5. mainly adv. 主要地；大体上主要地；大体上6. dock n.码头；船坞码头；船坞The ship is in dock for repairs.The crowd was waiting at the dock to greet them.We docked in Shanghai the next morning.v.靠码头；驶入码头靠码头；驶入码头 dock at / inin spring / summer/ March / M

5、ay / 2006 月份月份 / 年份年份 / 季节季节 / 世纪世纪on Monday / Sunday 日期日期 / 星期几星期几in the morning / afternoon / evening7. 介词介词+时间时间 用法总结用法总结当当morning / evening / afternoon前前或后有修饰词时用或后有修饰词时用on at night / 7:00 / noon / midnight / forty / lunch time 年龄年龄 / 点点 / 时间时间at weekend / on weekday / on Christmas8. sail vi. vt.

6、 航行；驾船；坐船旅行航行；驾船；坐船旅行The ship sails for Shanghai tomorrow.She always wanted to sail around the world.When did the first European sail across the Atlantic?set sail 启航；开船启航；开船The following week the “Queen Elizabeth” set sail for Hongkong.9. The gorges narrows to 350 feet形容词作动词使用形容词作动词使用: : 使使变变1.The b

7、oss wanted to better the working conditions for his workers.2.The nurse is calming the child in hospital.3.The little boys mother warned him not to dirty his clothes. narrow vi. 变窄变窄 vt. 使变窄使变窄10. rush v. 冲；奔；闯冲；奔；闯; 匆忙地做匆忙地做 n.匆促；仓促匆促；仓促 rush hourShe rushed into the room to tell us the news.A littl

8、e girl rushed past him.rush to do sthHe rushed to help the poor man.do sth in a rushI have to do my homework in a rush because I was late.1. We took a detour to avoid the town center.2. One evening we detoured to Moon Bay to watch the sea.3. We have to make a detour to walk up the hill.11. detour n.

9、 & v. 绕道绕道 make / take a detour 迂回迂回; 绕道绕道12. lovely adj.可爱的；有趣的；美丽的可爱的；有趣的；美丽的1.The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden.2. She has a lovely face.3. What a lovely day!-ly 结尾的形容词结尾的形容词: lonely, ugly, friendly, likely, lively13. go through 经历；经过；经受；经历；经过；经受； 仔细检查；通过；批准仔细检查；通过；批准1.T

10、hese countries have gone through too many wars.2.The teacher had to go through the studentspapers in the midnight.3.He accepted the offer and the deal went through.4.The construction work will go through two stages.1. The apple trees were heavy with fruit.2. The garden was heavy with the scent of su

11、mmer.3. The air is heavy with the good smell of the flowers.14. be heavy with (be full of)15. rip sb off 欺骗；敲竹杠；宰客欺骗；敲竹杠；宰客 to cheat someone, to make them pay too much for something. This government is ripping off the country.Tourists are often ripped off when they buy souvenirs.Translate the follow

12、ing sentences:1.彼得彼得和一个同事要在那里花两年时间和一个同事要在那里花两年时间 在一所师范学校教英语。在一所师范学校教英语。Peter and a colleague were to spend two years there teaching English at a teacher training college.2.它们主要是用于货物和沿江做生意的人。它们主要是用于货物和沿江做生意的人。They are mainly used for goods andpeople trading along the river.3.3.当我们向下游驶经一个多山地区当我们向下游驶经一

13、个多山地区 时时, ,阳光正明媚地照射着。阳光正明媚地照射着。The sun was shining brightly as we sailed downstream through a hilly region.4.4.日落时分，我们在丰都驶入码头。日落时分，我们在丰都驶入码头。At sunset, we docked at Fengdu.5.5.河水在两英里高的山间奔流而过。河水在两英里高的山间奔流而过。The river rushes through the two-mile-high mountains.6.6.我们绕道溯游大宁河。我们绕道溯游大宁河。We made / took a detour up the Daning River.We detoured up the Daning River.7.7.别把你的衣服弄脏了。别把你的衣服弄脏了。Dont dirty your clothes.8.8.这些国家饱受战乱之苦。这些国家饱受战乱之苦。These countries have gone through too many wars.9. 9. 没关系，至少我们还剩下两个。没关系，至少我们还剩下两个。Oh well (Never mind), at least we have tw